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Difference Makers

Hosts: Pete Upton, Brian Edwards, Elyse Wild | Producers: Native CDFI Network, Tribal Business News

Difference Makers is a podcast series from the Native CDFI Network and Tribal Business News that explores how Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are reshaping the future of tribal economies — one loan, one partnership, one bold idea at a time.

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32 episodes

  1. Q3 Update: The Work Continues 15:52
  2. Muscle Memory 16:40
  3. Beyond the Grants 26:25
  4. Mid-Year Update 31:28
  5. Why Only Three? 25:48
  6. The Treasurer Visits Blackfeet 21:34
  7. The Next Builders 19:18
  8. The Flour Mill 34:52
  9. Philanthropy’s Blind Spot 31:51
  10. From Policy to Practice 31:20
  11. Before the Banks 35:52
  12. Difference Makers 3.0 Trailer 1:02
  13. SEASON WRAP: Native CDFIs Fuel Small Business Success Across Indian Country 17:00
  14. FUTURE OF NATIVE CDFI FUNDING: A Conversation with Pete Upton 32:10
  15. HEALING CAPITAL | How Native American Bank Helped Pawnee Nation Build a Behavioral Health Solution 21:00
  16. HARVESTING SUCCESS | How Taala Fund’s Cedar Root Business Center Has Helped a Quinault Edler Turn Storytelling and Art into a Thriving Business 23:34
  17. FROM HER GRANDMA’S TABLE | How Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation Helped Kelly Price Transform a Family Recipe into a Thriving Business 26:08
  18. PROGRESS REPORT | Native CDFI Leaders Share Their Small Business Success Stories at Annual Summit 10:37
  19. ROAD TO SUCCESS | How Rudy Serrano Launched a Thriving RV Repair Business with Help from the Tigua Community Development Corporation 20:31
  20. BEARS, BOATS, AND BUSINESS DREAMS | Native Entrepreneur Brings Tlingit Traditions to Tourism with Spruce Root's Help 41:37
  21. FROM PRE-MED TO SWEET SUCCESS | Native-Owned Bakery Rises in Alaska with Help from Cook Inlet Lending Center 43:23
  22. MARKET TO MORTAR TO MOBILE | R-Eatz Grows on Winnebago Reservation with Native CDFI Help 20:01
  23. FROM SMALL LOANS TO BIG IMPACTS | How Native CDFIs Empower Communities and Tribal Sovereignty 23:06
  24. 'ALWAYS A GOOD DAY ON THE SEA' | Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending Helps Fisherman Live His Big Dream 23:58
  25. SINK OR SWIM | How a Native Cosmetologist Went From Student to Salon Owner with Help from Sequoyah Fund, Inc. 26:05
  26. WÓYUTE | Four Bands Community Fund Incubates Traditional Grocer 16:33
  27. INITIATING CHANGE: Wells Fargo and Native CDFI Network Partner to Bolster Economic Development for Native Americans in California, Nevada 37:51
  28. HARVESTING TRADITION | How Four Directions Development Corporation Helped Mi’kmaq Nation Expand a Fishery into an Enterprise 22:48
  29. TRADITIONAL FOODS, MODERN BUSINESS | Nixyaawii Community Financial Services Prepares Iniim Coffee Shop for Success 18:36
  30. FROM THE GROUND UP: Native CDFI Chi-Ishobak Helps Great Lakes Flooring Specialists Lay Foundation for Growth 20:25
  31. A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: How NACDC Financial Services Helped Big Sky Cafe Serve Up Success 27:25
  32. TRAILER: How Native CDFIs are helping small businesses transform Native communities 0:44